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NEW RULES STRENGTHENS RAILROAD BRIDGE SAFETY PROGRAMS, OVERSIGHT |
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Federal Railroad Administrator (FRA) Joseph Szabo today announced a
Final Rule requiring railroad track owners to adopt and follow specific
procedures to protect the safety of their bridges, and to strengthen
federal oversight of railroad bridge maintenance programs. This rule is
a requirement under the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. |
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RRB LABOR MEMBER
V.M. "Butch" SPEAKMAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT. |
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I wish to inform you that I intend to retire from my position as the
Labor Member of the Railroad Retirement Board. I intend to retire once
my replacement has been confirmed by the Senate, but no sooner than
January 2011. |
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BMWED NATIONAL DIVISION PRESIDENT FREDDIE N. SIMPSON CHOSEN TO LEAD THE
BMWED FOR FOUR MORE YEARS |
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Las Vegas, NV – BMWED National Division President Freddie N. Simpson,
who also serves as a Teamster International Vice President, was
reelected by acclamation today during the union’s Quadrennial
Convention. |
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HOFFA, KEEGEL ADDRESS DELEGATES TO BMWED CONVENTION |
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BMWED 2010 CONVENTION |
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Las Vegas, NV – Delegates to the BMWED Second Regular Convention arrived
in Las Vegas this weekend in time to register their credentials.
Delegates representing nearly 500 BMWED Local Lodges will be attending
the Convention. |
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TEAMSTERS RAIL CONFERENCE PUBLISHES HIGH ALERT 2 REPORT |
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The Teamsters Rail Conference has issued a letter to all rail conference
members of the BLET and BMWED announcing the publication of High Alert
Report 2: Four Years Later Workers Continue to Warn of Security Gaps on
Nation’s Railroads. The letter, from John Murphy, Director of the Rail
Conference; Freddie Simpson, President of the BMWED and Paul Sorrow,
President of the BLET can be viewed here along with the report. The
report details the results of a new survey of BLET and BMWED members
revealing that top U.S. rail carriers have failed to close the security
gaps that put at stake the safety of rail workers and communities across
the country. |
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TRACK INSPECTION
SURVEY AGGREGATE REPORT |
In October 2008, the United States Congress enacted the Rail Safety
Improvement
Act of 2008 (RSIA). The RSIA mandates that the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) initiate a number of rail safety improvements,
rulemakings, and safety studies. |
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES OF DECEASED RAILWAY
EMPLOYEES |
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The John Edgar Thomson Foundation, established in 1882 and endowed by
the will of Mr. Thomson, third President of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
offers limited financial assistance to daughters of a deceased parent. |
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The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes is a
Division of the Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters representing and protecting the rights of rail workers who
build and maintain the track and structures on railroads throughout
the United States of America. |
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| BMWED SAFETY
DIRECTOR APPOINTED TO U.S. DOT COMMITTEE |
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced the appointment of
Rick Inclima, Director of Safety for the Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way Employes Division
(BMWED), to a two-year term on the Transit Rail Advisory Committee
for Safety (TRACS).
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| JOURNAL |
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MAY/JULY 2010 |
ARCHIVED ISSUES |
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| The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters held
its Second Regular National Division Convention in Las Vegas, NV the
week of June 21, 2010. Delegates representing nearly 500 Local
Lodges attended the Convention and represented the interest of their
lodges on each issue that came before the body.
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PRESIDENT'S
PERSPECTIVE |
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Excerpts from the President’s keynote address to the
Delegates-Second Regular BMWED Convention, June 21, 2010.
Brothers and Sisters, honored spouses and distinguished guests:
Welcome to the Second Regular Convention
of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of
the Teamster Rail Conference.
It has been 123 years since the founding
of our Brotherhood on a warm spring day in 1887. On that
fateful Sunday morning a small group of brave men, fully exposed
to the threat of severe retribution for their actions, gathered
under the shade of a large oak tree along a river bank near
Demopolis, Alabama to discuss their mutual problems of low
wages, the hazards of their work, and the financial insecurity
of their families. read more
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SECRETARY/TREASURER'S REPORT
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Excerpts from the Secretary-Treasurer's Report to the
Delegates-Second Regular BMWED Convention, June 21, 2010.
Brothers and Sisters, Honored Spouses, and Guests:
Good morning again, and welcome to the Second Regular Convention
of the BMWED. It has been my honor to serve you as
Secretary-Treasurer over the past 4 years, and I thank all of
you for being here and thank you for the work you will conduct
here this week while in convention.
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A VICE PRESIDENT SPEAKS
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If you choose not to vote, why should it count as a "no" vote?
That may sound like an odd question but until June 10, 2010, if
you didn't bother to vote one way or the other in an election
for union representation it meant your failure to vote was still
counted as a no vote. In other words, if you didn't have any
strong feelings one way or the other, or you felt intimidated by
your employer, or didn't vote for whatever reason, the
government would cast your vote for you against the union and
for management.
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| EDUCATION |
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2009-2010 HAZMAT TRAINING PROGRAM |
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The Rail Workers Hazardous Materials Training
Program will conduct the following hazardous materials
transportation/chemical emergency response training programs
at the National Labor College – George Meany Campus in Silver
Spring, Maryland.
APPLICATION |
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